Win a pink putter for your mom for Mother’s Day
April 26, 2009 by jane
Filed under Contest, Golf, Pretty Sporty, gear
Do you love to golf? Or – do you have a mom who’s a golfer?
Tell why you, or your mom, deserves a new putter for Mother’s Day and you could win one of two pink putters (retail value $149 each) courtesy of Sweet Spot Golf and Women Talk Sports.
To enter, all you have to do is:
Be a mom or have a mom
Include your name, date of birth (to prove you’re over 18) and contact info
Tell us why you, or you mom, deserve a new putter
Sweet, huh?
Cheyenne Woods has a mean golf swing and an uncle named Tiger
April 8, 2009 by jane
Filed under Golf, Pretty Awesome, Profiles
Tiger Woods’s niece, a rising star in the golf world, has a big swing to live up to.
Cheyenne Woods, 18, ranked the 100th best female golfer by Golfweek magazine, recently opened up to NPR about following in her uncle’s footsteps and also setting herself apart from his image.
“I try to set myself aside from the Tiger Woods name and just make a name for myself,” she said. “So I guess that’s my goal now.”
Young Woods plays for Wake Forest University’s Demon Deacons, ranked 12th in the NCAA. Her uncle, ranked the best golfer in the world, prepares to compete in his 15th Masters Tournament, and seeks to win his fifth green Masters jacket.
Cheyenne was taught how to swing by the same person who taught Tiger, the late Earl Woods Sr., her grandfather and Tiger’s dad. Earl Sr. started teaching Cheyenne before she was in kindergarten and she played in her first tournament by age 8.
Once Cheyenne graduates from Wake Forest, she wants to play professionally. She’s been drawing crowds since playing at Xavier College Preparatory High School in Phoenix. Let’s see if she can give her famous uncle a run for his money.
Annika’s Letter to Fans
December 19, 2008 – It’s official. Annika’s competitive career is over:
Dear LPGA fans,
My last event is over and it is time to step away from competitive golf. As I sat on the plane home from Dubai I had a chance to reminisce about the last 15 years. It has been an incredible ride and I could not have asked for anything more. This wonderful game took me from a small town in Sweden and introduced me to the world. I have met some incredible people and traveled to so many wonderful places. I have learned many lessons, matured and built friendships that will last a life time. I have so much for which I am thankful!
Sorenstam named ambassador to to promote golf’s 2016 Olympic bid
December 18, 2008 – Two of the game’s all-time greatest players, Jack Nicklaus and Annika Sorenstam, will serve as Global Ambassadors in support of the IGF’s bid to reinstate golf as an Olympic sport, the International Golf Federation announced on Thursday.
“It is an honor and privilege to take an active role in assisting golf’s bid to become an Olympic sport,” said Sorenstam, a native of Sweden whose stellar career includes 89 world-wide victories as a professional, 72 on the LPGA. “Now, as I step aside from competitive golf, a major objective of mine is to help grow the game around the world and I can think of no better way to grow it than through the Olympics.”
Golf is one of seven sports vying for inclusion in the 2016 Games. The others are baseball, karate, roller sports, rugby sevens, softball and squash. Golf was last an Olympic sport in 1904 in St. Louis, Mo.
What do you think? Should golf be added as an Olympic sport?
College Highlight Reel 5/29
May 29, 2008 by Pretty Tough
Filed under College Athletics, College Softball, General, Golf, Lacrosse, Student-Athlete, Tennis
In case you’ve been studying for finals and not caught up on what’s happening in NCAA women’s sports around the country – here are some highlights:
Golf: USC Captures Women’s Golf Title (May 22, Albuquerque, NM) The Trojans won the 2008 Women’s Golf Championship event by six-strokes over UCLA and claimed their first women’s golf national championship since 2003.
Lacrosse: Wildcats Top Penn for NCAA Championship (May 25, – Towson, MD) With help from textbook offensive execution, pristine passing and stout goaltending, the Northwestern Wildcats won their fourth consecutive NCAA championship Sunday, beating Penn, 10-6.
Tennis: Georgia Tech’s Amanda McDowell Wins NCAA Singles Crown (May 26, Tulsa, OK) All-American Amanda McDowell completed her run through the NCAA Singles Championships by capturing a straight-set win over Baylor’s Zuzana Zemenova in the finals to become the first Yellow Jacket tennis player to earn an individual national championship.
Softball: The Hokies Have Arrived (May 28, Oklahoma City, OK) The Virginia Tech softball team has finally made it to Oklahoma City for the program’s first-ever Women’s College World Series.
Rowing: Division I Rowing Championships (May 20, Indianapolis, IN) The NCAA has selected the teams that will compete in the 2008 Division I Women’s Rowing Championships including defending champion Brown. UC Berkeley will serve as host May 30 through June 1st.
Golf: Pressel set to defend Nabisco Championship
April 3, 2008 – She won the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship at the age of 18 years, 10 months and 9 days—the youngest in Tour history to win a major. This week, Morgan Pressel returns to the Mission Hills Country Club one year older, but still the youngest to ever defend an LPGA major championship.
Morgan is among more than 100 of the world’s top female professional golfers competing for the $2 million purse. Last year, Pressel was bogey-free on her final 24 holes and was able to card a 3-under-par 69 in the final round to come from four strokes back to claim the $300,000 paycheck.
In its 26 years as a major on Tour, the Kraft Nabisco Championship has only seen one player win in consecutive years (Annika Sorenstam, 2002-03). At this tourney, Lorena Ochoa is trying to become the first woman since Annika in 2005 to win consecutive majors, having won her first last summer at St. Andrews in the Women’s British Open. There’s a lot at stake for all on the leaderboard.
TV Schedule
April 3: 5:00-7:00 PM ET ESPN2
April 4: 5:00-7:00 PM ET ESPN2
April 5: 6:30-8:30 PM ET ESPN2
April 6: 3:00-6:00 PM ET CBS
LPGA season tees off in Hawaii
Feb. 14, 2008 – The 2008 LPGA season gets under way this week with the SBS Open at Turtle Bay in Hawaii. Paula Creamer is the defending champion.
For the first time in several years, Annika Sorenstam is starting her season in Hawaii. Healthy after a winless 2007, she’s hoping to challenge Lorena Ochoa’s supremacy and regain her status as number one. Or will Suzann Pettersen be the one to take on Ochoa?
Also, meet this year’s rookies - does one of them have what it takes to step forward and become a threat this year?
Stay tuned. We’re all looking forward to a great season!
